Raab
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- Oct 6, 2007
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From what I'm seeing I'd break it down like this.
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I.........................I
I...........G............I
I.......D.......D.......I
I............C...........I
IW...................WI
When the puck comes into our zone an opposition winger will chase and try to lock it up on the boards. The defenceman is already engaged on the boards fighting for the puck so the center should engage to "swarm" the player. It transitions to something like this.
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I..OD.................I
I...C........G........I
I.............D........I
I.......................I
IW..................WI
The problem I'm seeing and where the team gets in trouble is when the opposition has 2 guys battling along the boards. We then send a 3rd guy behind the goal scoring line to "swarm" the 2 oppositions players. Our winger sneaks in and covers for the dman. Looking something like this.
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IOOD.................I
ICD........G..........I
I............W.........I
I........................I
IW.....................I
As you can see it leaves a huge amount of the ice open, and if the team is able to come away with the puck it's very easy to create prime scoring chance. Below is what I think opposition teams try to set up when they play the oilers.
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IOO.D................I
ICD.......G..........I
I...........W..........I
I........................I
IW.........O.........I
I.......................I
I.LD.............RD..I
If they can get this set up and one of the two opposing players can either: A) get a pass to the man in the slot or B) break free and go around the back of the net and draw in our other winger. It creates some time and grade A scoring chances for either the RD or the O in the slot.
Sorry for the poor diagrams but thats my basic understanding of Eakins system and how I'd try to pick it apart.
Edit: Also wanted to add if the puck is pinned higher up the half wall boards the winger sneaks down and the dman stays in front of the net.
_______________
I.........................I
I...........G............I
I.......D.......D.......I
I............C...........I
IW...................WI
When the puck comes into our zone an opposition winger will chase and try to lock it up on the boards. The defenceman is already engaged on the boards fighting for the puck so the center should engage to "swarm" the player. It transitions to something like this.
_____________
I..OD.................I
I...C........G........I
I.............D........I
I.......................I
IW..................WI
The problem I'm seeing and where the team gets in trouble is when the opposition has 2 guys battling along the boards. We then send a 3rd guy behind the goal scoring line to "swarm" the 2 oppositions players. Our winger sneaks in and covers for the dman. Looking something like this.
_____________
IOOD.................I
ICD........G..........I
I............W.........I
I........................I
IW.....................I
As you can see it leaves a huge amount of the ice open, and if the team is able to come away with the puck it's very easy to create prime scoring chance. Below is what I think opposition teams try to set up when they play the oilers.
_____________
IOO.D................I
ICD.......G..........I
I...........W..........I
I........................I
IW.........O.........I
I.......................I
I.LD.............RD..I
If they can get this set up and one of the two opposing players can either: A) get a pass to the man in the slot or B) break free and go around the back of the net and draw in our other winger. It creates some time and grade A scoring chances for either the RD or the O in the slot.
Sorry for the poor diagrams but thats my basic understanding of Eakins system and how I'd try to pick it apart.
Edit: Also wanted to add if the puck is pinned higher up the half wall boards the winger sneaks down and the dman stays in front of the net.
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